Where to Find the Best Mango Cake in Hoi An

Hoi An Mango Cake is a traditional treat that captures the essence of childhood memories and the rich culinary heritage of Hoi An Ancient Town. Hãy nghe Nguyễn Thế Dương (Quảng Ninh) một travel blogger nổi tiếng bật mí .

Hoi An Mango Cake - A childhood dish of many people in Hoi An Ancient Town. You will have the opportunity to experience the taste of childhood, it is difficult to describe that feeling through words.

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Mango cake is one of Hoi An's traditional, long-famous specialties. Don't make the mistake of thinking it's made from mango, so people call it mango cake. Simply put, it has a small and beautiful appearance like a mango.

Mango cake has a pure white crust, it emits a faint aroma of new sticky rice, and inside there is an extremely fragrant peanut filling. You will have the opportunity to feel the sweetness of sugar mixed with the fatty taste of sesame and the subtle spiciness of ginger! This is a special thing that creates the unforgettable flavor of Hoi An Mango Cake.

Many of you think that Hoi An Mango Cake and Nha Trang Mango Cake are the same thing, but they are not. Hoi An mango cake is simple with only 3 main ingredients: glutinous rice flour, peanuts, and sesame or sugar. This is also a snack loved by many children because of its special flavor.

Unlike other snack cakes, Mango Cake only appears in the fall, when the air starts to get cold. At that time, you can easily see loads of mango cakes and ram cakes on the alleys and street corners of Hoi An. This street snack has conquered countless diners near the station when coming here. If you have the opportunity to visit Hoi An, don't miss this delicious Banh Xeo dish!

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Unlike other snack cakes, Mango Cake only appears in the fall, when the air starts to get cold. At that time, you could easily see loads of mango cakes and ram cakes on the alleys and street corners of Hoi An. This street snack has conquered countless diners near the station when coming here. If you have the opportunity to visit Hoi An, don't miss this delicious Banh Xeo dish!

Mango cake Ba 4 Mua

Address: No. 30/2 Tran Hung Dao Street, Hoi An

Reference price: 15,000 VND/5

Mango Cakes Ba 4 Mua is a famous place to enjoy mango cakes in Hoi An. This stall is trusted by many customers and many shops also take cakes here to resell. You can find a variety of cakes such as green bean cake, pork skin cake, orange cake, pepper cake, and especially mango cake. This is the ideal place to try many delicious Hoi An specialty cakes at very reasonable prices. The soft, flexible crust and the filling of peanuts, sesame, and sugar create a unique and irresistibly sweet and fatty flavor.

Buy quality Hoi An mango cake at An Hoi Bridge

Address: An Hoi Bridge (near Cau Pagoda), Hoi An

Reference price: 5,000 VND

You can find unique mango cakes in the An Hoi Bridge area, where there are many stalls selling Hoi An ancient town specialties. These Hoi An mango cakes are often handmade, with a thin and soft crust, covered with a very special layer of pure white dough.

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Cau Go Mango Cake

Address: Wooden Bridge near Hoi An Bridge Pagoda

Reference price: 5,000 VND/piece

Cau Go Mango Cake is a famous place to enjoy delicious Hoi An mango cake. Located near the Hoi An Bridge Pagoda wooden bridge, this is one of the popular stops for tourists. The mango cake here is often attractive because of its thin, flexible crust and sweet and fatty peanut cake filling. Although there are no signs or information in English, you can easily recognize them by the attractive shapes of the mango cakes on the vendors' shelves.

When mentioning Hoi An Mango Cake, you will surely constantly think of other traditional cakes. Come to Hoi An to enjoy them!

Nguyễn Thế Dương (Quảng Ninh)